What color is #251D37?

#251D37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251D37?

The RGB value is 37, 29, 55: 37 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251D37?

The complementary color is #2F371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251D37 color

#251D37 rgb(37, 29, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #251D37 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 11.4% green and 21.6% blue (37, 29, 55).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#251D37 color codes

HEX	`#251D37`
RGB	`rgb(37, 29, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 11.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 47%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.91, 10.89, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.91, 19.02, 304.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.892, 1.548, 3.813)`
Decimal	`2432311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251D37, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #251D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #251D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251d37; }
.text { color: #251d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 29 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251d37, #321d37); }

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Questions

What color is #251D37?: #251D37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251D37?: The RGB value is 37, 29, 55: 37 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251D37?: The complementary color is #2F371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.